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The latest questions and answers, from members following The Sniper at eNotes.Sun, 1 Mar 2015 19:18:22 PSTen-usThe other answer on The Sniper is what you need to answer your question....http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-internal-external-conflict-466217
The other answer on The Sniper is what you need to answer your question. In addition, I would add that the internal conflict is deeper than indicated. The sniper battles himself over the idea of killing the other man, using all his skills to figure out where he is. He knows he has to kill the man without exposing his own position, but wonders how the world he lives in came to this. He was not a sniper in ordinary life, but has become an...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-internal-external-conflict-466217Sun, 1 Mar 2015 19:18:22 PSTThe Sniper by Liam O’Flaherty is often taught in schools as an example...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-plot-sniper-by-liam-oflaherty-142151
The Sniper by Liam O’Flaherty is often taught in schools as an example of situational irony. It develops internal and external conflicts as it moves toward a resolution with a surprise ending. The ironic ending forces the reader to re-evaluate his feelings about the story and look at the conflicts in a different light. Firstly, there is the obvious external conflict of war. The main character is on a rooftop looking for victims when he shot...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-plot-sniper-by-liam-oflaherty-142151Sun, 1 Mar 2015 16:33:01 PSTThe titular sharpshooter in Liam O’Flaherty’s short story The Sniper...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/how-did-snipers-mood-change-he-watched-body-his-473812
The titular sharpshooter in Liam O’Flaherty’s short story The Sniper is a man, a young man, whose short life has seen much killing, including by himself. As O’Flaherty describes this youthful but skilled killer, a Republican partisan in the conflict in Northern Ireland during the “Time of the Troubles,” he emphasizes his protagonist’s youthful demeanor hardened by too much fighting: “His face was the face of a student, thin and...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/how-did-snipers-mood-change-he-watched-body-his-473812Tue, 20 Jan 2015 22:38:53 PSTIn Liam O'Flaherty's short story The Sniper, how did the sniper's mood...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/how-did-snipers-mood-change-he-watched-body-his-473812
In Liam O'Flaherty's short story The Sniper, how did the sniper's mood change as he watched the body of his enemy fall?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/how-did-snipers-mood-change-he-watched-body-his-473812#1January 20, 2015, 9:34 pm PSTAfter an ominous beginning, Dublin lay enveloped in darkness but for...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/sniper-written-by-liam-oflaherty-what-techniques-472300
After an ominous beginning, Dublin lay enveloped in darkness but for the dim light of the moon that shone through the clouds the reader is confronted with the sounds of battle, a succession of bullets emitted from machine guns and rifles, and rolling armored cars, the reader is immersed immediately into the combat of the Irish Civil War and senses the tension. There is an anonymity to the snipers, the old woman, and the driver of the...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/sniper-written-by-liam-oflaherty-what-techniques-472300Thu, 6 Nov 2014 06:44:04 PSTIn 'The Sniper' written by Liam O'Flaherty, what techniques has the...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/sniper-written-by-liam-oflaherty-what-techniques-472300
In 'The Sniper' written by Liam O'Flaherty, what techniques has the writer used to help show the main ideas?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/sniper-written-by-liam-oflaherty-what-techniques-472300#2November 5, 2014, 10:25 pm PSTThe protagonist of The Sniper is, appropriately, the Sniper. The Sniper...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/who-protagonist-sniper-short-story-470822
The protagonist of The Sniper is, appropriately, the Sniper. The Sniper is not given a name, which helps to establish that his identity is "a sniper", and not really an individual with a past. Much of the human element in the story revolves around the fact that this is a civil war, with personal lives and military obligations closely entangled; the Sniper does much to stifle his humanity, but it sneaks through from time to time. Despite his...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/who-protagonist-sniper-short-story-470822Fri, 5 Sep 2014 04:21:58 PSTWho is the protagonist in The Sniper?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/who-protagonist-sniper-short-story-470822
Who is the protagonist in The Sniper?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/who-protagonist-sniper-short-story-470822#3September 5, 2014, 3:02 am PSTwell I agree with evry ans that has been conveyed by the viewers. This...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-your-reaction-this-story-sniper-387993
well I agree with evry ans that has been conveyed by the viewers. This is the most tremendous story I have ever heard or read.....http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-your-reaction-this-story-sniper-387993Mon, 28 Apr 2014 23:55:31 PSTthe irony of the story "The Sniper" is quite clear.The story ends...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-irony-this-story-sniper-by-liam-oflaherty-50447
the irony of the story "The Sniper" is quite clear.The story ends ironically when the republican sniper realizes that the enemy he killed was his own brother.The irony becomes apparent when the sniper, who assumes he has killed his enemy, unexpectedly ends up killing his own brother.In war, no one has an identity.Everyone is a target for others,In the story the sniper kills his enemy without even realising that he might know him as they had...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-irony-this-story-sniper-by-liam-oflaherty-50447Sat, 15 Feb 2014 06:00:08 PSTA conflict is clash or tension between opposing forces. These forces...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-internal-external-conflict-466217
A conflict is clash or tension between opposing forces. These forces could be internal or external. When the conflict is that of “man vs. man” and “man vs. nature”, it is external. In simple words, something external to the character causes trouble. When the conflict is between “man and himself”, it is internal. In Liam O’Flaherty’s The Sniper, the conflict is both internal and external. The story is set in Dublin during the...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-internal-external-conflict-466217#4Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:01:03 PSTWhat is the internal and external conflict in Liam O’Flaherty’s The...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-internal-external-conflict-466217
What is the internal and external conflict in Liam O’Flaherty’s The Sniper?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-internal-external-conflict-466217#5January 29, 2014, 2:56 pm PSTLiterary setting describes both time and place of a story. For the short...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-setting-27529
Literary setting describes both time and place of a story. For the short story "The Sniper," the setting includes the historical events occurring at the time and in the place of the story. O’Flaherty wrote the story (published in 1923) after having been a soldier in the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in 1922 during the Battle of Dublin in which he fought against the English Provisional forces while they attacked the IRA-held Four Courts...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-setting-27529Fri, 24 Jan 2014 21:04:52 PSTThe sniper in this short story is left nameless because of the way in...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/why-does-author-leave-sniper-nameless-464950
The sniper in this short story is left nameless because of the way in which the author seeks to universalise his experience. The pain and suffering of war, he attempts to show, is just as terrible on those who kill others as it is on those who are killed. By keeping the name of the sniper anonymous, he makes him stand for all humans who are trapped in the horrors of civil war. Note how the sniper experiences a sudden epiphany of human emotion...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/why-does-author-leave-sniper-nameless-464950Sun, 1 Dec 2013 09:09:32 PSTIn "The Sniper," why does the author leave the sniper nameless?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/why-does-author-leave-sniper-nameless-464950
In "The Sniper," why does the author leave the sniper nameless?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/why-does-author-leave-sniper-nameless-464950#6December 1, 2013, 7:36 am PST